Research Guides: Newspapers: How to Use Newspapers for Research: California and Local News

Local California Newspapers

As a Butte College student you have free access to many California newspapers through the library. Many of these newspapers are available through NewsBank. You can browse a selection of local New sources by going to the "Local News Sources" page of NewsBank.

For direct links to the Sacramento Bee, see below.

Sacramento Bee Collection
Direct access to all Sacramento Bee resources in NewsBank including text and image editions as well as links to some video.

More California and Local News Options

There are many resources for California news. Here are a few resources that are free online or free to students at Butte College.

NewsBank This link opens in a new window
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Full text articles from local, U.S., and World newspapers, including the Chico Enterprise Record and other Northern California newspapers.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
First you will need to subscribe to the NYT though the library. For California specific news, subscribe to the California Today newsletter. Find newsletters at the bottom of the NYT webpage under "More."

CalMatters
CalMatters is a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.
California Digital Newspaper Collection of Historical Newspapers
"The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers."

Search NewsBank for Local News

NewsBank is one of the best sources for California and local news. Watch the video below to learn how to search for local newspapers in NewsBank.